Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	heeeeeeeeeelllp	That's what we did too!	New Beginnings	Female	Morocco	2010-01-05 13:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Should we get a lawyer?	Hire a lawyer if you feel you need to, if your case is complicated you may want to get an opinion. First things first though, read the guides, take up your kitchen table or livingroom wall with a process map of what this process will be like and when you need to fill out each form. It feels overwhelming in the beginning but once you understand it and lay it out, it's usually ok. People here can help fill in the gaps and can offer some great advice. Consider your own case and the facts first!	New Beginnings	Female	Morocco	2010-01-26 15:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	How do you stop the K-1 Visa processing?	@Carol and Bruno: that was the general plan back when I opened this thread: http://www.visajourn...rty-guidelines/. However, it was seriously advised against as putting three times her annual income into her account would raise a red flag with USCIS. Even if that assertion would be wrong, it would be pointless to move the money into her account now as the money needs be "seasoned", i.e. it needs to have been in the same account for at least 6 months before it can be used towards the I-134. In that regard the long delay towards NOA2 is a blessing as the money did not get into my U.S. bank account until March. Given that everyone says to stick with the K-1 we should probably do just that. We will investigate the CR-1 option though. Someone here pointed out that we should be able to use my personal assets towards the K-1, given that it is all in the U.S. (I've owned the house for 3 years now). It's unfortunate that this is such a grey area. It would make sense, to me at least, to allow the petitioner and the beneficiary to prove that their combined income would ensure that neither of them are at risk of becoming a burden to the State. Bureaucracy should not stand in the way of the heart. Yes it should when taxpayers could wind up having to pay for your heart. I'm sorry if this offends anyone, but I don't think it's a good idea when someone can barely support themselves to then bring another person who will be dependent on their income for at least a few months. I hope everyone here who needs a co-sponsor is able to find one willing to help out. But I don't want my tax dollars to become the co-sponsor for people who weren't financially able to support themselves.	New Beginnings	Female	Morocco	2010-07-20 12:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fiace Refused For Reason of "Other"	A few years ago there was a member brnidokie (or something like that) who had her fiance's visa denied through Casa. She went and married him and the subsequent marriage based visa was approved. There is no longer a K3 visa, so you have to file for a CR-1, which does take a bit longer, but comes with a 2 year green card, so no AOS would be necessary. That all sounds very easy. But without knowing the reasons for refusal or sending the petition because it's not wise to think that marrying her will fix the problem. If you want to marry her, by all means marry her, but don't expect that to solve the issues.	New Beginnings	Female	Morocco	2010-09-01 08:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-864	Do not send any additional documents unless you are asked to. What I would suggest is sending it to your husband to take to the interview. He can provide that as updated proof.	New Beginnings	Female	Morocco	2010-09-27 08:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I 29 f sent back for revocation	Have you been able to get your congressman or senator involved? If not, I would suggest doing that. Also, doesn't the 129f expire? how far away from expiring is it?	New Beginnings	Female	Morocco	2009-08-17 12:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	is it possible ????	I know some married couples with children that won't fly on the same plane together because if the plane goes down the kids lose both parents. But that is certainly not the norm. You are absolutely allowed to fly on the same plane together.	New Beginnings	Female	Morocco	2011-05-20 13:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	This Packet 3...Return docs in mail or wait till interview?	For our CR-1 my husband took the documents with him to the consulate the day of the interview. Hope that helps!	New Beginnings	Female	Morocco	2011-06-28 09:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	DS-230 Education Institutions attended .....	We filled out all schools that my husband attended. I don't know if that was overkill or not but that's what we did!	New Beginnings	Female	Morocco	2011-07-06 16:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	fees	Nonimmigrant Visa Fee $140 H Visa Fee $150 Q Visa Fee $150 K Visa Fee $350 Diversity Visa Fee $819 Locally Filed Immigrant Visa Petition $759 Immigrant Visa Waiver Application Fee $545 Returning Resident Visa Interview $380 No fee listed for CR/IR! Tell your lawyer he's an idiot.	New Beginnings	Female	Morocco	2011-07-11 12:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	fees	There are no fee's for the interview at the Embassy for CR-1. You have paid all of those at the NVC	New Beginnings	Female	Morocco	2011-07-11 08:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	bankstatements for I-134	If you're very worried just scan the papers and email them to him. He can print them out. I wouldn't be concerned though, because it doesn't sound like you sent bank notes.	New Beginnings	Female	Morocco	2011-11-16 11:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Chat Records Stress	We front loaded, I sent all of our chat records, it ended up being several hundred pages. I can't say that was the right thing to do but we never had a problem with our case.	New Beginnings	Female	Morocco	2013-03-08 13:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Unbelievable	exactly. as long as you were touched appropriately!	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-07-03 14:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Unbelievable	Strange! I checked my USPS delivery confirmation online, and it said my application was delivered to Chicago yesterday. How can the Postal Service AND the USCIS both be working on a sunday. Do they have secret robotic workers there that the government hasn't told us about?	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-07-03 14:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-134 notarize?	yes, it should be free at your bank!	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-07-03 16:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K-1 appication pending and tourist trip	i am so sorry for your situation... unfortunately you cant come on a tourist visa when you are in the K-1 process... i have inquired about this with my fiance.. when u are in this situation it is just better for everyone not to plan a wedding untill this process is over with.. you should plan a small ceremony and then have something big later on after you are here.. that way you dont stress... oops sorry i forgot you said u are from france so you dont need a visa to come oops sorry ... my error lol You can, in fact, come to the U.S. on a tourist visa while your K-1 is being processed. My fiancee crossed a number of times on her tourist visa from mexico. At the interview for the K-1, however, they will take your tourist visa when they give you the K-1, so after that you can only cross once on the K1. Good luck!	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-07-05 10:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What's wrong with California?	What I heard is that USCIS decided to no longer process petitions in Nebraska, and they transferred all they had to CA. This was done to make the process faster in the long run, but in the short run the folks that were transferred are in for a longer-than-usual process. not 100% sure, but it's the reason i was given. Edited by jbeabout, 05 July 2006 - 02:32 PM.	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-07-05 14:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Approved Today!!!	i'm so impressed that they are working today!!! GO USCIS!	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-07-03 16:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Here we go!	There is a wealth of info in the "Guides" section, as well as on the USCIS website. Good luck and we'll be here to help!	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-07-05 14:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	USCIS Processing Times Website	I've found from looking at my case and others that the times, even if updated, are not all that accurate. Many people are approved well before the dates listed on websites. I think the timeline tools on VJ are a much better tool.	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-07-06 13:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Got the Visa in Cd. Juarez	Congratulations!!! For all those going through Cd. Juarez in the future, I would note that it is not necessary to line up that early (unless of course you enjoy waking up before 5 a.m.). Your case confirmed by belief that fiancee visas are all processed the same day, regardless of when you get in. we woke up about 7 and wandered over to the Consulate, and my fiancee was still out by 12:30, but the important part is that you got it WOO HOO!	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-07-07 12:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Please help with final questions.....	Okay how do I put my latin fiances name on our petition? He has First Name, Middle Name, Last Name, Mothers Maiden Name. Also, I went on the USCIS website to check the mailing address one more time for TSC. And now it says to send it to: Vermont USCIS TSC P.O. Box 850965 Mesquite, TX 75185-0965 So is Vermont now processing for TSC? I thought they were going to CSC???? Please help me with these final questions. We are on the homestreach to sending it in this month..... I am nervous! I can't speak to the TSC question, but I will tell you what we did with the latin name issue. We simply used her last name on the I-129F and did not use her mother's maiden name on the form. We sent in a cover letter with our package though and i noted on their that "for the purposes of this application, my fiancee, X X, will not be using her mother's maiden name (X) as part of her last name." We had no problem with it. In the end they printed her visa with both last names, presumably because that is how it was on her passport. Suerte!	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-07-07 14:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Senator help?	They are correct that a congressional office can't help move a "normal" process along any faster. The time that it really helps is if you have a problem with your case, or if you are delayed longer than the normal period of time it takes to process a case. FYI - I had given you the info on Puerto Rico's representative before...he is in the HOuse. There are no Senators representing PR. Good luck!	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-07-10 14:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I129F approval language	Hmmm, not sure what that means. When I got it, mine said: Application Type: I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E) Current Status: On October 25, 2005, this approved or re-affirmed case was shipped to the Department of State for visa processing. If you have any additional questions, please contact the Department of State.	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-07-10 13:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	125% guideline	You can download the guidelines from the following USCIS site: http://www.uscis.gov...orms/i-864P.htm The simple answer is that if your household size is 2 people and you live in the lower 48 states, you need to make $16,500 this year. This number changes based on the number of people in your household. this is very helpful, muchas gracias for sharing de nada!	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-07-19 15:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	125% guideline	You can download the guidelines from the following USCIS site: http://www.uscis.gov...orms/i-864P.htm The simple answer is that if your household size is 2 people and you live in the lower 48 states, you need to make $16,500 this year. This number changes based on the number of people in your household.	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-07-19 13:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Assembly question, how to put together two-paged sections?	I think a lot of people send TOO MUCH evidence. I know that they RFE people sometimes for not enough, but if you have a legitimate relationship and send a little bit of all kinds of proof (a couple photos, a couple emails, a phone bill, and a boarding pass) you should have no problem!	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-07-19 13:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Special Moment	Congrats L&L! Enjoy Puerto Rico	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-07-18 13:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	CSCers - have you contacted your senators?	As I said, your Members of Congress (their immigration staffer) will help to the extent possible. This usually does not mean they will get your case approved right away, but they can get info out of USCIS as to the reason for delays, etc. They are not miracle workers though. I work for a Congressman. If USCIS did whatever we wanted, my wife would have her greencard in hand	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-07-20 10:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	CSCers - have you contacted your senators?	Sorry VivaMexico but I dont agree with you. How can it be that Vermont gets done so quick and were in limbo here. It's wrong. Were U.S. citizens that are afforded these benefits not only because it's the American way but because were tax paying citizens. I'm 120 days into this and I'm still minimum 3 months away from my fiance arriving here in America. If I was living in NYC I would already have her here with me. I've contacted my Senator also yesterday. IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO TALK TO YOUR SENATOR ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS AFFORDED YOU BY LAW!!!!!! And I'm a U.S. born citizen that has never used government services outside of street cleaning, law enforcement and garbage pick-up. Good luck to all of us and hammer your senators !!!!!! I'm not blaming any of you for being upset. My fiancee and I were very lucky with our K1 timeline, and I know the agony many of you are going through because you are separated. I don't understand quite why Vermont is moving along and CSC is stopped, and that would frustrate me too. However you are not afforded the right to a speedy fiance visa petition approval by law. They can take 2 years to approve you if they want to, and there is nothing anyone can do about it. And I'm sure that your Members of Congress and Senators will do their best to find out the info for you, but they are not the ones you should direct your anger at. "hammering" your senators or Congressman will not help you. A polite request for help should do the trick.	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-07-20 09:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	CSCers - have you contacted your senators?	I think it's a bit early to be contacting Members of Congress about your petitions. Look at the timelines section and you will see that petition approvals often took many months even before IMBRA. USCIS never promised a quick turnaround...just that they will eventually get to your case!	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-07-20 09:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	California Senator's Office Info	Your Congressman's office will likely be faster, since they represent roughly half a million people as opposed to the entire state, but I would contact all 3. It can't hurt!	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-07-18 15:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I just complained to my Senator in Ohio about CSC	There's no doubt that the decision to transfer cases to California has screwed a good number of people. I work for a Minnesota Congressman, and our office is trying to figure out (without luck so far), whether the cases transferred from Nebraska ended up at the back of the line in California, or whether they are still considered based on the date they were sent by the applicant. On a related note, contacting state representatives won't do any good. You will need to contact your Member of Congress and/or Senators if you want help from elected officials.	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-07-25 09:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	TURIST VISA WHILE I GET MY K1? IM FROM MEXICO	Yanny, Para ver los papeles que necesitara Ud. para la entrevista, ve a esta pagina del consulado en Juarez: http://ciudadjuarez....ml#fiancepacket (solo necesita Ud. ver las 7 formas que vienen debajo "Fiancee Packet") Las formas vienen en espanol y ingles. Hay mucha gente que han ido al consulado sin "packet 3". Cuando Ud. sabe que el consulado ya tiene sus formas, se puede ir alla para la entrevista, y seguir las instrucciones de la pagina web arriba. Edited by VivaMexico, 21 July 2006 - 02:33 PM.	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-07-21 14:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	speedier after NOA2	that was quick! congrats	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-08-04 12:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Answer from Colorado Senator	Please follow through on this. You have the one you love there, and it was a quick process overall. Please think of those nights that you were apart and realize many of us will go well over a year without our loved ones. At this point, we are looking at missing the holidays together for those of us at the CSC. If your in a position to help those going through the process here, it would be greatly appreciated I absolutely will do what I can. I feel terrible for those of you that are stuck waiting! On a side note, those of you from Colorado might try contacting Tom Tancredo's office. He is the national leader on immigration reform (most of the press has been on his stance against illegal immigration). He is also very interested, however, in improving the legal methods to make it a more viable route for people. I think you would find his office very interested in your plight.	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-07-21 09:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Answer from Colorado Senator	I think everyone should realize that vartan's frustration is with process in general rather than their own process and they have every right to complain. It is extremely unnacceptable that the CSC is so backlogged and behind. Why are Texas and Nebraska cases being forwarded to California if they're already swamped? Who made that decision? It's like a city having a traffic problem and solving it by closing roads. And I don't care if the IMBRA is a good law or not, if the USCIS wasn't prepared to handle the additional check they shouldn't have put it into effect yet. Period. IMO, heads need to roll at USCIS but since we're talking about the US Gov't and not the private sector you know that's not going to happen. Please understand that I do realize the frustration, and I'm not here to attack anyone who is going through a difficult situation that I very much understand! With that said, Congress implemented the IMBRA law. USCIS did not have a choice to implement or not to implement. Actually USCIS did not implement it when they were supposed to, which is the whole cause of problems now (they had to RFE everyone because they had not issued new forms when they were supposed to). I agree that Members of Congress could try to educate themselves more on the process as a whole, and that would be good for everyone. I, too, am frustrated that legally bringing a spouse to the States is such a difficult process. It just seems that there is some misdirected anger and frustration at people that can't do anything about it. I have a deal for everyone though: I work for a U.S. Congressman, and I will discuss this process with him when I get a chance and see if he is willing to hold some hearings or otherwise tackle the problem.	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-07-21 08:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Answer from Colorado Senator	Hahah .. well I am out of this thread after this post.. it is getting nowhere and has taking a different route.. so .. its not about the timeframes people its about ownership... I don't hold anyone's oppinions against them but I am sorry unless you are in the middle of this you don't understand.. and again its NOT IMBRA! I am completely for helping violence against women .. it is implementation .. and OWNERSHIP!!.. Anyways.. I am out of this topic.. there is no need for this discussion anymore... Ownership of what??? Congress changed the law, USCIS implemented (admittedly not very smoothly), and they are experiencing a backlog of cases because of the change. I guess if you want the head of USCIS to stand up and take ownership that would be fine, but it won't change anything. What else is there to know?	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-07-21 08:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Answer from Colorado Senator	Let me throw in my 2 cents. I understand everyone is frustrated with IMBRA. I'm glad I was finished before that happened. HOWEVER, it is a good law, and changing the law in something like that always causes beaurocratic nightmares for a while. It seems like people here have some idea that they are owed a quick processing time by USCIS. No where does USCIS promise a 2 or 3 month turnaround for I-129Fs (unfortunately!). There is nothing your Senator or Congressman can do about the current situation, because it is not as simple as telling USCIS to straighten it out. Trust me, the employees and directors of USCIS realize there is a problem and are doing their best to fix it. They are faced, however, with a massive backlog that will simply take time to resolve. Having 535 Members of Congress constantly calling to inquire about cases probably won't speed things up for anyone!!	VivaMexico	Male	Mexico	2006-07-21 08:29:00